- Leading track and field athletes from Ghana are speaking up and pressing the Ministry of Youth and Sports to settle their unpaid allowances in time for the next Olympic Games.
- These athletes, who have represented Ghana at international events, insist their allowances be paid in the currency promised to avoid financial losses.
- The Ghanaian athletes insist that finding a solution to these financial problems is essential to keeping them motivated and committed to serving their country in international competition as they get ready for the Olympics at their training camp in Strasbourg, France.
- The athletes draw attention to unpaid allowances from the African Athletics Championships (AAC) in Douala, Cameroon, and the World Relay Championships in the Bahamas. They performed well enough to win medals, but they still don’t know about their promised bonuses.
- The athletes draw attention to unpaid allowances from the African Athletics Championships (AAC) in Douala, Cameroon, and the World Relay Championships in the Bahamas. They performed well enough to win medals, but they still don’t know about their promised bonuses.
- “This issue is becoming prevalent. We were paid per diem during the African Games last June, but we haven’t received any allowances for competing in the AAC. We’ve returned home empty-handed with bills to pay, especially those of us living abroad,” said the athletes, speaking to Graphic Sports on condition of anonymity.
- The athletes also express frustration over receiving their payments in Ghanaian cedis instead of dollars. For those based overseas, this poses significant challenges.
- In response, Fuseini Bawa, the president of Ghana Athletics, accepted the inconvenience of issuing checks in cedis and the payment delay. He guaranteed that the Ministry of Youth and Sports (MoYS) will take swift action to address the problem.
- “Understanding allowances do exist. I clarified to the ministry’s International Games Committee that medal incentives at the AAC ought to be awarded similarly to those at AFCON. As mentioned in our AAC budget, we’re advocating for bonuses,” Bawa said.
- Leading track and field athletes from Ghana are speaking up and pressing the Ministry of Youth and Sports to settle their unpaid allowances in time for the next Olympic Games.
- These athletes, who have represented Ghana at international events, insist their allowances be paid in the currency promised to avoid financial losses.
- The Ghanaian athletes insist that finding a solution to these financial problems is essential to keeping them motivated and committed to serving their country in international competition as they get ready for the Olympics at their training camp in Strasbourg, France.
- The athletes draw attention to unpaid allowances from the African Athletics Championships (AAC) in Douala, Cameroon, and the World Relay Championships in the Bahamas. They performed well enough to win medals, but they still don’t know about their promised bonuses.
- The athletes draw attention to unpaid allowances from the African Athletics Championships (AAC) in Douala, Cameroon, and the World Relay Championships in the Bahamas. They performed well enough to win medals, but they still don’t know about their promised bonuses.
- “This issue is becoming prevalent. We were paid per diem during the African Games last June, but we haven’t received any allowances for competing in the AAC. We’ve returned home empty-handed with bills to pay, especially those of us living abroad,” said the athletes, speaking to Graphic Sports on condition of anonymity.
- The athletes also express frustration over receiving their payments in Ghanaian cedis instead of dollars. For those based overseas, this poses significant challenges.
- In response, Fuseini Bawa, the president of Ghana Athletics, accepted the inconvenience of issuing checks in cedis and the payment delay. He guaranteed that the Ministry of Youth and Sports (MoYS) will take swift action to address the problem.
- “Understanding allowances do exist. I clarified to the ministry’s International Games Committee that medal incentives at the AAC ought to be awarded similarly to those at AFCON. As mentioned in our AAC budget, we’re advocating for bonuses,” Bawa said.
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GraphicOnline